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Valparaiso Beacons at Illinois State Redbirds

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Valparaiso Beacons
5-9, 2-6 Away
Final
70 - 66
Illinois State Redbirds
5-10, 3-4 Home

Krikke carries Valparaiso past Illinois State 70-66

Krikke and Daniel Sackey scored back-to-back layups around an Illinois State miss, pushing Valparaiso into the lead for good, 67-64 with 1:17 to play. The Crusaders outscored the Redbirds 7-2 in the final 99 seconds.

Sackey had 16 points and eight assists for Valparaiso (5-9, 2/3 Missouri Valley Conference). Eron Gordon and Donovan Clay scored nine points apiece.

DJ Horne had 20 points and five steals for the Redbirds (5-10, 2-7). Antonio Reeves added 18 points. Howard Fleming Jr. scored nine.

Illinois Sate's second-leading scorer, Josiah Strong (12 ppg) scored two on 1 of 7 shooting.

Valparaiso defeated Illinois State 69-60 on Saturday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 70 - 66
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 69 - 66
2nd 0:00 Ben Krikke Offensive Rebound. 70 - 66
2nd 0:00 Ben Krikke missed Free Throw. 70 - 66
2nd 0:00 Ben Krikke made Free Throw. 70 - 66

Statistics

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26-65 FG 25-60
40 Field Goal % 42
6-23 3PT 7-17
26 Three Point % 41
12-16 FT 9-12
75 Free Throw % 75
42 Rebounds 34
16 Offensive Rebounds 9
26 Defensive Rebounds 25
13 Assists 9
7 Steals 7
4 Blocks 4
11 Turnovers 11
1 Team Turnovers 1
11 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 8
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
11 Fouls 14
16 Largest Lead 3

Game Information

Venue: CEFCU Arena

Location: Normal, IL
Capacity:

2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Belmont 16-4 - 26-6
Bradley 13-7 3 21-13
Illinois State 12-8 4 23-13
Murray State 12-8 4 20-13
UIC 12-8 4 19-16
Northern Iowa 11-9 5 23-13
Valparaiso 11-9 5 18-15
Southern Illinois 10-10 6 16-16
Drake 6-14 10 14-20
Indiana State 4-16 12 11-21
Evansville 3-17 13 7-25
Full Standings